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Apollo 11 history book – “I Was a Teenage Space Reporter” (LID Publishing, 2019) – David Chudwin interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out the book here https://amzn.to/31w6UnF When David Chudwin was a 19 year old college news reporter for the University of Michigan in the summer of 1969, he only had the … Continue reading
Posted in All Space Program History, author, books, interview, science education, space exploration, space history, space technology
Tagged aerospace medicine, Aldrin, apollo, Apollo 1, Apollo 11, Apollo 8, Armstrong, astronauts, astrovan, atmosphere, balance, bezos, blue origin, boeing, Charlie Duke, china, Collins, commercial crew program, commercialization, computers, cosmic rays, Ed McMahon, elon musk, exploration, Falcon heavy, Fred Hayes, George Miller, immune, Jack King, Johnny Carson, journalist, Kennedy, launch, NASA, Nixon, podcast, press, quarantine, Rose Ciernan, russia, satellite, Saturn, Saturn V, science, science fiction, Sea Missile Motel, SLS, space, space shuttle, spacex, sputnik, STEM, ULA, University of Michigan, USSR, vehicle assembly building, Vietnam War, Walter Cronkite, Warner von Braun, Willy Ley, Woodstock
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Space science – “Cosmic Clouds 3-D” (MIT Press, 2020) – David J. Eicher interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out the book here https://amzn.to/39iZyWP David has been working in the field of astronomy education for over 35 years, including as a staffer and Editor-in-chief for Astronomy magazine. He’s recently … Continue reading
Posted in All Astronomy, author, books, interview, science education, space exploration, space science, space technology, STEM
Tagged apollo, astronomers, astronomy, astrophysicist, Brian May, digital, empiricism, exploration, gravity, Harvard, Hubble telescope, London Stereoscopic Company, NASA, nebulae, nuclear, ohio, parallax, planetary, podcast, Queen, science, space, Starmus festival, STEM, stereoscopy, supernovae, the Sun, Webb
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James Miller interview part 2 of 2 – Space technology and history – “Planetary Spacecraft Navigation” (Springer, 2019)
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Z5utRP James Miller has decades of experience working on spacecraft navigation. He has also worked extensively in programming computer systems to conduct navigation operations. We … Continue reading
Posted in All Space Program History, author, interview, space exploration, space history, space science, space technology
Tagged APL, artificial intelligence, atomic clock, bridge, Caltech, Carnegie-Mellon, celestial mechanics, Cold War, commercialization, computers, Deep Space Network, dot-matrix, engineer, exploration, fortran, Harry Lass, IBM, insertion burn, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johns Hopkins, JPL, Mariner 6, Mariner 7, microcomputer, Minutemen, Monte Carlo, NEAR mission, orbit determination, Pluto, podcast, science, solar pressure, space, space shuttle, Vietnam War, westinghouse, Yamakawa
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NASA Lunar program – “The Artemis Lunar Program” (Springer Praxis Books, 2020) – Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Check out the book here https://amzn.to/3bKvoLV Dutch started with NASA in 1961 and spent many years working with NASA in various technical capacities. He regularly writes about NASA history and … Continue reading
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Tagged apollo, artemis, Carnegie-Mellon, china, commercialization, cubesat, exploration, fule cell, gateways, Gemini, HALO, in situ utilization, International Space Station, Jimmy Dolittle, Kennedy group, LEO, Mars, Mercury, moon, NACA, nanotubes, orbits, Orion, PNT, podcast, radiation, regolith, robotics, science, solar power, space, space mining, spacefest, springer, super heavy launch, swamp works, The Day The Earth Stood Still, thermal cindering, von Braun
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India Space Exploration – Space writer and researcher Gurbir Singh interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out his book here https://amzn.to/2wVsXrg Gurbir Singh is an independent researcher on space issues. He’s been studying the subject for decades and has spoken to audiences. He also wrote a … Continue reading
Posted in All Space Business, All Space Program History, author, interview, space commercialization, space exploration, Space policy
Tagged apollo, artemis, astronaut, china, commercialization, european space agency, exploration, France, Hindustan Air Limited, India, ISRO, japan, lagrange, LEO, Mars, moon, orbit, podcast, PSLV, russia, science, sounding rocket, space, spaceflight, spaceport, spacex, SSLV, starcity, telescope, Venus
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Satellite Design book – “Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design” (Springer, 2018) – George Sebestyen interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSCheck out the book here. https://amzn.to/34LXnHn Dr. George Sebestyen is a satellite engineer and he’s designed satellites for decades. We discussed his latest co-authored book on Low Earth Orbit Satellite Design. … Continue reading
Posted in All Space Technology, author, interview, satellites, space commercialization, space exploration
Tagged air force, attitude control, china, chinese space program, commercialization, communications, cubesats, de-orbiting, exploration, ground communications, ground stations, hydrozine, imaging satellites, NASA, navy, podcast, radiation, radio frequency interference, satellites, science, solar panels, space, surveillance
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Space exploration past and future book – “Space 2.0” (BenBella Books, 2019) – Rod Pyle interview
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSS Rod Pyle has written dozens of books on the history of space exploration and commercialization. He’s currently editor of the National Space Society magazine Ad Astra. He’s interviewed many of … Continue reading
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Tagged 2001, apollo, artemis, bezos, blue origin, buzz aldrin, china, cubesats, enterprise, european space agency, infrastructure, ITAR, japan, JPL, launch, mars 2020, NASA, okuda, outland, podcast, propulsion, robotics, russia, skylab, soviet union, space, spacex, star trek, star wars, united launch alliance
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